Photo by Jim Pearson
I always hear people say, “If I had a camera like yours, I could get better shots”, and my response to them is that it’s not the camera that takes the picture, it’s the person behind it. Case in point is this photo I shot during Pennyrile State Parks Fall Photography Weekend.
When I got out of the car to venture out into a field I decided the leave my Nikon D700 in the car and carry my Nikon Point and Shoot digital camera instead.
It’s a Nikon 8000 and has a closeup mode, as most point and shoot cameras these days do. After venturing around I found this little winged creature chomping away of this leaf and started taking his picture. After a few frames he just turned and looked directly at the camera as to pose and stayed that way for several shots, which resulted in this final image which won first place in the Close-Up category of the Masters Division of the competition.
I’m not saying that better equipment won’t help your photos, but I am saying don’t get hung up on what kind of camera equipment you’re using. Learning to take the best pictures you can with the camera you have is what you should be concentrating on. Remember, “The best camera is the one you have with you.” Keep shooting…